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48,796 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), violence in Sanaa and people displaced in Bangui. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 32 in 100 of the stories about harm Country hit hardestYemen 87 in 100 of its 261 stories
RegionMiddle East & North Africa not compared yet
Tone of the words Not compared yet across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iraq

193 of Baghdad's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Panama

3 of Panama City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 1,061 of South Korea's 1,208 stories about harm, carried by 542 outlets.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

165 of Tehran's 242 stories were about protests or strikes.

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20 in 100 stories were about harm

21 the day before
25 in 10020 in 1001 Jan2 Jan3 Jan4 Jan5 Jan6 Jan1 Jan: 24 in 1002 Jan: 25 in 1003 Jan: 25 in 1004 Jan: 21 in 1005 Jan: 21 in 1006 Jan: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jan. The big dot is this day. Click a day to open it. Based on 48,796 stories about harm among 242,273 counted on 6 Jan.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. 20 in every 100 of the day's 242,273 news stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania90 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly conflict & violence Burundi83 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence Guinea81 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly health Libya77 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riyadh Saudi Arabia735 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1047 Harney County US421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 Washington US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1908 Pyongyang North Korea241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1193 Baghdad Iraq193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 87 in 100 of its 261 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 39 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 55 in 100 of its 1,183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 63 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tonga: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 671 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 1,009 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 30 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 43 in 100 of its 2,837 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovakia: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Senegal: 48 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 57 in 100 of its 2,772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 1,930 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Panama: 30 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 1,863 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 4,027 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 944 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 49 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 31 in 100 of its 1,643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 77 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 1,225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 66 in 100 of its 910 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 1,352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 81 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 46 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 31 in 100 of its 418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Germany: 43 in 100 of its 2,520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 29 in 100 of its 2,459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eritrea: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greenland: 38 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 28 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 58 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 29 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 83 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 53 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahamas: 36 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 90 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 705 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 34 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)British Virgin Islands: 85 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Maldives: 41 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 87 in 100 of its 261 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 705 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Albania 90 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Libya 77 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 66 in 100 of its 910 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Burundi 83 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence32% 15,149 stories Rights & justice28% 13,256 stories Disasters & accidents16% 7,543 stories Health9% 4,558 stories Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,208 stories Shelter & services4% 1,689 stories Displacement3% 1,531 stories Food & livelihood2% 1,076 stories

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed14,998 stories Stories reporting arrests6,190 stories Stories reporting people affected6,004 stories Stories reporting people injured2,762 stories Stories reporting refugees1,384 stories Stories reporting abductions508 stories Stories reporting evacuations472 stories Stories reporting people displaced347 stories Stories reporting people falling ill234 stories

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

● Anger–
● Warmth–
● Grief–
● Fear–

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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